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Jo Elvin talks parent hacks with Louise Redknapp

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GLAMOUR's Jo Elvin got to sit down with Louise Redknapp to talk about all things Strictly, and how being a parent in a digital-obsessed world is hard work.

Is Louise nervous about her upcoming stint on Strictly Come Dancing? You bet she is! She revealed to Jo: "I'm really excited. Really nervous. More nervous than I thought I'd ever be. I've always watched it but I could never imagine myself doing it before… I think this is a little something for me - a really small snippet of going back twenty years ago to get back out there and sing around and dance around."

Louise will have to do some juggling though, what with having two children! "I'm still a taxi driver," she jokes. But in all seriousness, Louise is adamant that she'll try and make sure she's home for dinner to be with her husband Jamie and their two kids. Luckily, working with Dolmio means she'll have an extra helping hand putting the dinner on the table. Is Louise a Nigella in the kitchen? Hell no - she is aware that she's not the best cook, but she does have one signature dish that the kids love: "My old classic is a Spaghetti Bolognese."

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A recent survey found that a third of all parents struggle to keep devices off the family table - with 67% getting into arguments over technology, and Louise is guilty of it herself. But she does have one genius hack, telling Jo all about her nifty kitchen gadget: "I was very fortunate to get my hands on the Dolmio Pepper Hacker; it's like an old-fashioned pepper mill, there's a button on the top and you put it in the middle of the table, press the button and it cuts off the WIFI around the table."

The battle of tech versus family doesn't end there, Louise also has a tech drawer (where everyone has to put their phones in during dinner time) and believes that 'out of sight, out of mind' works like a charm. The best bit - the first person who succumbs to the tech drawer also has to do the washing up. Sneaky Louise, very sneaky.

Scroll down to watch Louise and Jo's conversation below…

For more tips and tricks for getting tech off the table visit Dolmio.co.uk.